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Good news for crypto buffs: You can now buy NFTs that are linked to specific tracts of land in the Brazilian rainforest. While the company claims that it’s a bold new vision for conservation, it’s in reality a harbinger of a wave of problematic crypto-driven greenwashing.Read more...

If the idea of Jumanji got combined with the violence from Saw, then filtered through a stand-up arcade machine, you’d have the new Netflix film Choose or Die. From director Toby Meakins and writer Simon Allen, Choose or Die stars Iola Evans (The 100) and Asa Butterfield (Ender’s Game) as two people who stumble upon…Read more...

No home theater is complete without music and effects booming at you from every direction, which is why it’s relieving to hear that YouTube TV is finally testing its long-awaited 5.1 surround sound ability on more devices.

An experimental treatment for a condition that can cause widespread hair loss is close to the finish line. Recently published data from two Phase III trials has shown that baricitinib can help substantially regrow the hair of some patients with alopecia areata. The findings will likely pave the way for the Food and…Read more...

“Wait,” Everything Everywhere All at Once’s Jobu Tupaki (an interdimensional being of unrivaled cosmic power and chaos, covered in blood and glitter, having just killed three men) says to her mother. “In this universe, you’re still hung up on the fact that I like girls?”Read more...

Following a successful Kickstarter, the Death In Space tabletop roleplaying game is finally on its way. Free League announced a publishing partnership with Stockholm Kartell, aiming to bring Death in Space to a global audience. The PDF is available to purchase and the full physical game will be sent out in late April.Read more...

Few sci-fi movie props are as unique as the origami unicorn from Blade Runner. Not only is it very specific in form, it’s crucially tied to the overall plot, which is why artist Matt Ferguson has always been obsessed with it. A few years back, he turned that image into a unique collectible ornament. Now, he’s at it…Read more...

Fifteen-year-old Natalie R. is fed up with the poor air quality in her home state of Utah. But rather than simply complain, she and a group of other young people are taking on who they see as the enablers of this pollution: government officials who continue to green-light fossil fuel development.Read more...

If you’re even the slightest of Star Trek fans, you have to be at least somewhat excited about the arrival of Strange New Worlds, the upcoming series following the adventures of the USS Enterprise before one James T. Kirk sat in its captain’s chair. The chance to see classic Original Series characters like Christopher…Read more...

Death isn’t the end in the world of Dual. At least, not for the loved ones of the deceased. In the world of Dual, a person who knows their time is coming can commission a clone of themselves—someone to continue their life beyond death. But, on occasion, if the original doesn’t die, there’s only one way to settle it: a …Read more...

A new study suggests that metformin, a widely used diabetes drug, could be dangerous for men to use if they’re planning to have children. The research found a higher risk of genital birth defects in boys whose fathers had likely been taking metformin in the three months prior to conception. More data will be needed to…Read more...

If you’re reading Gizmodo, odds are you’re aware Big Tech’s gotten itself into trouble before. But between brutal antitrust battles, a lengthening laundry list of lawsuits, and persistent privacy problems, even the most dogged observer can find it difficult to remember the contours of a specific scandal or pinpoint…Read more...

Last year, DC Comics ran its first Round Robin tournament, which wasn’t about an eating contest between Batman’s various sidekicks (although I would definitely read a comic about that). Instead, it was a March Madness-style bracket where DC allowed fans to vote on which six-issue, digital-first series they wanted,…Read more...

Images gathered by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft in 2015 hinted at the presence of ice volcanoes on Pluto. A new analysis of the data suggests they’re actually a prominent feature of the dwarf planet, with the largest reaching over 4 miles high.

A year and a half after its debut on the iPhone 12, MagSafe may not have radically changed how we use our smartphones, but it remains a welcome upgrade for filmmakers and videographers as a secure and easy way to mount their iPhones to filmmaking gear like tripods. With Moment’s new Mobile Filmmaker Cage, MagSafe also…Read more...

Sony is finally making a run at Xbox’s Game Pass subscription service with a new version of PlayStation Plus.

A new trailer for the anticipated Mobile Suit Gundam anime was just revealed at Bandai Namco’s Gundam Conference on Tuesday. The Witch From Mercury (Kidō Senshi Gundam: Suisei no Majo) is the first television series from the franchise in seven years, and will feature Gundam’s first-ever female protagonist. The trailer …Read more...

I am honestly amazed at how much my toddler has learned to use gadgets. She knows which buttons to push on the Portal Go to call a specific grandparent. She has no problem taking her designated smartphone off the charger and firing up an episode of Pokémon or something else on Disney+. I am even more impressed that…Read more...

Leslie Grace offers a filming update for Batgirl. Andrew Garfield talks about the possibility of The Amazing Spider-Man 3. The CW’s Gotham Knights show has found its Spoiler. Plus, May Calamawy teases her Moon Knight character Layla, and Netflix teases a new vampire anime epic. Spoilers away!

Moon Knight, the latest series from Marvel Studios and Disney+, opens up an exciting new world within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It’s helmed by Egyptian filmmaker Mohamed Diab (Cairo 678), stars Oscar Isaac (Dune), and is produced by Grant Curtis (Drag Me to Hell). The series offers a uniquely grounded take on an…Read more...

Gmail is getting a new look on the web, which should be heading your way soon (if it hasn’t arrived already). Its intended, Google says, to better integrate Gmail with the Chat and Meet components that you may or may not make much use of—and it means you’ve now got a few new options when it comes to getting Gmail…Read more...

The internet is filled with conspiracy theories ranging from the absurd to the plausible. And plenty of people online have questioned whether Will Smith’s assault of Chris Rock at the Academy Awards on Sunday was staged. But there’s a new twist to this conspiracy theory that we can safely debunk: No, Chris Rock wasn’t…Read more...

Devialet announced its first all-in-one TV sound bar Tuesday—a unique design that ensures optimal sound quality no matter where it’s installed.Read more...

Back in 2020, we shared filmmaker Danny Donahue’s Evil Dead-evoking horror short Beast of Prey. He’s got a new one with a killer logline: “a time traveler is hunted by a dinosaur,” and it’s surely worth stopping what you’re doing to spend the next few minutes immersed in Hell Creek. Check it out!

FinFisher is no more. Long accused of helping authoritarian governments to spy on political dissidents and activists, the creepy surveillance company has abruptly shut down amidst an ongoing investigation into its business dealings.

Have you ever ignored a seemingly random LinkedIn solicitor and been left with a weird feeling that something about the profile just seemed…off? Well, it turns out, in some cases, those sales reps hounding you might not actually be human beings at all. Yes, AI-generated deepfakes have come for LinkedIn and they’d like…Read more...

As TNT’s Snowpiercer closes out its third season, the dystopian series is already looking ahead to season four, and has added Marvel’s Clark Gregg and Tony winner Michael Aronov to its cast. It also has a new showrunner: Paul Zbyszewski, who also has MCU experience; his previous credits include Agents of SHIELD, …Read more...

I cannot stress enough how ridiculous it is trying to get people together after you’ve all become tax-paying adults. It is a lesson in wrangling cats and dogs—children, too—and doing your best to accommodate everyone even as you lasso them.Read more...

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In WIT Studios’ anime adaptation of Attack on Titan, humanity tries desperately to survive in a world filled with monstrous giants intent on eating them. In WIT’s upcoming Netflix series Vampire in the Garden, humanity tries desperately to survive in a world filled with vampires intent on sucking their blood. If…Read more...

Invasive tawny crazy ants are spreading wildly in the southern United States, but these problematic insects seem to have met their match in the form of a highly infectious fungal pathogen. Scientists are now using this naturally occurring fungus to combat crazy ant populations, with surprising success.

In terms of sci-fi, Dune’s six Oscar wins last night was by far the biggest success. Behind that however was Coda, the first-ever Sundance film and streaming film to win Best Picture. Following a young woman named Ruby (Locke and Key’s Emilia Jones) who is able to hear, while the rest of her family is not, it’s a…Read more...

Scientists with the Environmental Protection Agency have called the handling of pet deaths linked to a popular flea and tick collar a “travesty” and have bemoaned how the agency is trying to “cover [its] ass for doing nothing” about tens of thousands of customer complaints, according to emails released last week. The…Read more...

A 19-year-old Tennessee man was arrested over the weekend for allegedly attempting to surreptitiously track his partner using an Apple Watch hooked around the wheel of her car.Read more...

The European Space Agency is scrambling to figure out the ExoMars rover’s next-possible launch window after the agency suspended cooperation with the Russian space agency, Roscosmos, over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.Read more...

Well, that certainly took long enough. After weeks of back and forth between Walt Disney Company employees and the company’s executives—a tense exchange that included a walkout last week—Disney just released a full statement condemning Florida’s terrible “Don’t Say Gay” bill, which was signed into law today by Florida…Read more...

Moon Knight, the latest Marvel Studios show coming to Disney+, is unlike any Marvel show we’ve ever seen. Mostly that’s because it doesn’t require an encyclopedic knowledge of the events of the Marvel Cinematic Universe to enjoy it. The show is filled with new characters, mythologies, and plenty of inspiration from…Read more...

Citing unacceptable levels of “high risk,” NASA and the European Space Agency have made key adjustments to a highly complex future mission that will attempt to bring Martian surface samples to Earth.

A team of researchers say they’ve found an effective way to block the most common source of cat allergies using the gene-editing technology CRISPR. Their findings also suggest that hypoallergenic cats can be just as healthy as the typical feline.Read more...

It’s, uh, taken a rather surprisingly long time to get here, but if you’re one of the many, many people who find themselves under the strange circumstance of not living in the United States, you’re finally going to get the chance to read DC Comics in the way the publisher prefers. DC has announced its premium digital…Read more...

Apple refreshed the iPad Air at its “Peek Performance” event earlier this month, trading the tablet’s A-series processor for an M1 chip. With the iPad Air matching the Pro’s performance, purchasing the more expensive model seemed like a waste of money. Apple could soon give us a reason to buy it in the form of even…Read more...

The Oscars has long been struggling for relevance for a number of reasons, and this year their floundering seemed more like a cry for help than an actual attempt at importance. Amid a confusing year for cinema, the Academy decided that the best way to get people to tune into the broadcast was to conduct two Twitter…Read more...

Like Doctor Who’s Sonic screwdriver or Inspector Gadget’s entire body, multi-tools are designed to squeeze a tool box’s worth of functionality into a pocket-friendly accessory, and with the Volty Bit, Leatherman’s folding multi-tools gain another neat trick: the ability to test the voltage of batteries and other DC…Read more...

Even more Teen Wolf stars are confirmed to return for the new movie. There’s somehow still hope Steven Spielberg’s Blackhawk DC movie could still happen. James Gunn teases major Marvel arrivals in the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special. Plus, the battle for Riverdale’s soul begins. Spoilers, away!

One of the most entertaining trends YouTube makers have latched onto is turning contraptions from the movies into real gadgets. We’ve seen Spider-Man’s web shooters recreated with an impressive level of functionality, but Nick O’Hara’s club-launching golf bag is a near perfect recreation of an over-the-top gag from …Read more...

After a very long, very weird lead up which included fan votes, important categories cut and so much more, it’s no surprise that the 94th Annual Academy Awards celebrating them were equally weird with a few examples being an alt version of “We Don’t Talk About Bruno,” Will Smith literally smacking Chris Rock and lots…Read more...

Two weeks ago, The Walking Dead offered an episode that was its version of a political thriller. Last week, there was a multiple murder mystery, beginning with a fatally wounded kid arriving at Hilltop’s door. But The Walking Dead still isn’t done messing around with genres, because tonight’s episode was a heist,…Read more...

Since The Dark Knight debuted Heath Ledger’s Joker, the Clown Prince’s scars have been played up to a greater degree in later interpretations. As played by Barry Keoghan, the Joker of The Batman’s has scars that are far more than just his chilling smile. Fans got a look at that earlier in the week when WB released a…Read more...

HBO is no stranger to hit comedies like Barry or The Righteous Gemstones, and their new pirate series Our Flag Means Death is another addition to that great lineup. Created by David Jenkins, the series stars Rhys Darby as 18th century aristocrat Stede Bonnet, who decided to leave his life of luxury and become a pirate…Read more...

The month of March has been pretty good for Marvel fans. Last week saw the first trailer for this June’s Ms. Marvel, and in a few days, we’ll finally get to see Oscar Isaac step into the supernatural side of the MCU and become the Moon Knight. Just before the weekend, the news broke that another of Marvel’s heroes is…Read more...